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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Twere best at...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Twere best at...

Twere best at once to sink to peace,
Like birds the charming serpent draws,
To drop head-foremost in the...

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Ogden Nash: One would be...

Ogden Nash: One would be...

One would be in less danger
From the wiles of the stranger
If one's own kin and kith
Were more fun to be...

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Ogden Nash: A husband is...

Ogden Nash: A husband is...

A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick and helps you with your girdle when your hips...

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Ogden Nash: Candy,<br>Is dandy,<br>But Liquor,<br>Is...

Ogden Nash: Candy,
Is dandy,
But Liquor,
Is...

Candy,
Is dandy,
But Liquor,
Is quicker.


Source: Reflections on...

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Jean Anouilh: Every man thinks...

Jean Anouilh: Every man thinks...

Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know He is.

Source: The...

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Jean Anouilh: The object of...

Jean Anouilh: The object of...

The object of art is to give life a shape.

Source: The Rehearsal.
-- Jean...

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Benjamin Franklin: To bear other...

Benjamin Franklin: To bear other...

To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.

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Benjamin Franklin: Be civil to...

Benjamin Franklin: Be civil to...

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Source: In Webster's...

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Benjamin Franklin: Human felicity is...

Benjamin Franklin: Human felicity is...

Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages...

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Benjamin Franklin: If a man...

Benjamin Franklin: If a man...

If a man could half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Source: In...

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Benjamin Franklin: The noblest question...

Benjamin Franklin: The noblest question...

The noblest question in the world is: 'What good may I do in it?'

Source: In The...

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Will Rogers: Politics has become...

Will Rogers: Politics has become...

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

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Will Rogers: There is no...

Will Rogers: There is no...

There is no better place in the world to find out the shortcomings of each other than in a...

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Samuel Goldwyn: You ought to...

Samuel Goldwyn: You ought to...

You ought to take the bull between the teeth.

Source: Attributed.
-- Samuel...

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Fred Allen: An associate producer...

Fred Allen: An associate producer...

An associate producer is the only guy in Hollywood who will associate with a producer.

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Alfred Hitchcock: I'm full of...

Alfred Hitchcock: I'm full of...

I'm full of fears and I do my best to avoid difficulties and any kind of complications. I like everything around me to...

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John Steinbeck: Give a critic...

John Steinbeck: Give a critic...

Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.

Source: Writers at Work, On Critics,...

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E M Forster: Those who prepared...

E M Forster: Those who prepared...

Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of...

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Madeleine L'Engle: I didn't mean...

Madeleine L'Engle: I didn't mean...

I didn't mean to give you the impression that life at the cathedral is like Barchester Towers, as written by...

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John Steinbeck: Four hoarse blasts...

John Steinbeck: Four hoarse blasts...

Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to...

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